THE SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 8, 2013

Prelude "On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry" K. Langlois Welcome and Announcements

Confession and Forgiveness

P: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen

P: God of all mercy and consolation, come to the help of your people, turning us from

our sin to live for you alone. Give us the power of your Holy Spirit that we may confess

our sin, receive your forgiveness, and grow into the fullness of Jesus Christ, our Savior

and Lord.

C: Amen

P: You may kneel for confession. Most merciful God,

C: we confess that we are captive to sin and cannot free ourselves. We have sinned

against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have

left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our

neighbors as ourselves. For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us.

Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in your will and walk in

your ways, to the glory of your holy name. Amen

P: In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for his sake

God forgives us all our sins. As a called and ordained minister of the church of Christ,

and by his authority, I therefore declare to you the entire forgiveness of all your sins, in

the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen

Hymn #249 “On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry” (ELW)

Page 203 The Salutation and Kyrie

Page 204 “Glory to God”

Insert Prayer of the Day

Children’s Time

Children's Song "O Christmas Tree" -traditional

THE LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT WREATH (Two Advent candles are lit as we sing.)

O come, O Come, O Lord of might, as to your tribes on Sinai’s height in ancient

times you gave the law in cloud and majesty and awe. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel

shall come to you, O Israel. (#257 ELW vs. 3)

FIRST ENGLISH EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH 800 Vernier Road, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236-1350

(313) 884-5040 Fax: (313) 884-4460 www.feelc.org

Rev. Christina Veres Dr. Walter A. Schmidt Rev. Paul F. Keppler

Associate Pastor Senior Pastor Pastor Emeritus Renata Conger Robert H. Foster Christina Judson Education/Youth Coordinator Coordinator of Music Director of Bell Choirs

Insert First Reading: Isaiah 11:1-10 Response: Thanks be to God!

Insert Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19

Insert Second Lesson: Romans 15:4-13 Response: Thanks be to God!

Page 205 Gospel Acclamation “Alleluia”

Insert Gospel Reading – Matthew 3:1-12

Sermon “Are You Ready??” Dr. Walter A. Schmidt

Sermon Hymn #264 “Prepare the Royal Highway” (ELW)

The Apostles’ Creed - Page 105

I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy

Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died

and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he

ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come

to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the

forgiveness of sin, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen

Offering

Offertory “Will You Be Ready” M. Patterson

The Lord's Company Singers

Hymn #186 Congregational Offertory “Create In Me” (ELW)

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not

away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the

joy of your salvation, and uphold me with your free Spirit.

The Prayers of the Church (At the end of each petition)

P: Lord in your mercy C: Hear our prayer

Page 208 Lord’s Prayer

Page 209 Benediction and Dismissal

Hymn #434 “Jesus Shall Reign” (ELW)

Silence for Reflection

Sharing of the Peace

Postlude “Jesus Shall Reign” R. Powell

SPEAKER SYSTEM for the hearing impaired is available. Please speak to one of the

ushers.

OUR HYMN BOARDS show the hymn numbers being sung today. They are found in

the back portion of the Evangelical Lutheran Worship red book. The hymns in ELW

follow the liturgies and resources in the front portion of the book and are noted by large

numbers on the top of the pages. The front portion of the book containing the liturgies

and resources are noted by page numbers at the bottom of each page. We use Worship

Setting 10 today beginning on page 203.

PLEASE FILL OUT a visitor or member card found in the pews and place the card in

the offering plate. We are blessed to have Christian friends from other places and

congregations visiting at worship today.

CHILDREN’S SONG

O Christmas Tree – traditional

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, how lovely are your branches!

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, how lovely are your branches!

They’re green when summer days are bright,

They’re green when winter snow is white.

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, how lovely are your branches!

OUR MISSION: “GO MAKE DISCIPLES”

Todayt ReadingsSecond Sunday of Advent

December 8, 2013

Prayer of the Day

Stir up our hearts, Lord God, to prepare the way of your only Son. By his coming nurture ourgrowth as people ofrepentance and peace; throughJesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, wholives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

First Reading lsaiah 11:1-1O

A shoot shall come out from the stumpofJesse,

and a branch shall grow out ofhis roots.2The spirit of the Lono shall rest on him,

the spirit of wisdom and understanding,the spirit of counsel and might,the spirit ofknowledge and the fear of

the Lono.sHis delight shall be in the fear of the Lorn.

He shall notjudge by what his eyes see,or decide by what his ears hear;

abut with righteousness he shalljudgethe poor,

and decide with equity for the meek ofthe earth;

he shall strike the earth with the rod ofhis mouth,

and with the breath of his lips he shall killthe wicked.

5Righteousness shall be the belt aroundhis waist,

and faithfulness the belt around his loins.

Psalm

6The wolf shall live with the lamb,the leopard shall lie down with the kid,

the calf and the lion and the fatling together,and a little child shall lead them.

TThe cow and the bear shall graze,their young shall lie down together;and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

8The nursing child shall play over the hole ofthe asp,

and the weaned child shall put its handon the adder's den.

eThey will not hurt or destroy on all my holymountain;

for the earth will be full of the knowledge ofthe Lono

as the waters cover the sea.

IoOn that day the root ofJesse shall stand as asignal to the peoples; the nations shall inquireof him, and his dwelling shall be glorious.

Psalm 72:1-7,'18-19; tone 8

Give the king yourjus- I tice, O God,and your righteousnessto I the king's son;

2that he may ruleyour I people righteously

and the I poor with justice;sthat the mountainsmay bring prosperityl to the people,

and the lhills, in righteousness.al,et him defend the needya- | mong the people,

rescue the poor,and crushl the oppressor.

sMay he live as longas the sun andlmoon endure,

from one generationlto another.6l,et him come down like rainuponlthe mown field,

like showers that wa- | ter the earth.?In his timemay the I righteous flourish;

and let there bean abundance ofpeacetill the moon shalllbe no more.

continued

Psalm, continued

rdBlessed are you, Lono God,the I God of Israel;

you alone dolwondrous deeds!

Second Reading

reAnd blessed be your gloriousl nameforever,

and may all ihe earthbe filled with your glory.A- | men. Amen.

Romans 15:4-13

Whatever was written in former davs was writ-ten for our instruction, so that by steadfast-ness and by the encouragement of the scrip-tures we might have hope. sMay the God ofsteadfastness and encouragement grant youto live in harmony with one another, in accor-dance with ChristJesus, 6so that together youmaywith one voice glorify the God and.Fatherof our LordJesus Christ.

\lV'elcome one another, therefore, justas Christ has welcomed you, for the glory ofGod. 8For I tell you that Christ has become aservant of the circumcised on behalf of thetruth of God in order that he might confirmthe promises given to the patriarchs, eand inorder that the Gentiles might glorify God for

Gospel

his mercy. As it is written,"Therefore I will confess you among the

Gentiles,and sing praises to your name";

roand again he says,"Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people";

rrand again,"Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles,and let all the peoples praise him";

t2and again Isaiah says,"The root ofJesse shall come,

the one who rises to rule the Gentiles;in him the Gentiles shall hope."

'3May the God of hope fill you with alljoy andpeace in believing, so that you may abound inhope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 3:1-12

In those daysJohn the Baptist appeared inthe wilderness ofJudea, proclaiming, 2"Re-

pent, for the kingdom of heaven has comenear." sThis is the one of whom the prophetIsaiah spoke when he said,

"The voice ofone crying out inthe wilderness:

'Prepare the way of the Lord,make his paths straight."'

aNowJohn wore clothing of camel's hair witha leather belt around his waist, and his foodwas locusts and wild honey. sThen the peopleofJerusalem and allJudea were going ouf tohim, and all the region along theJordan, 6and

theywere baptized by him in the riverJordan,confessing their sins.

TBut when he saw many Pharisees andSadducees coming for baptism, he said to

them, "You brood of vipers! Who warned youto flee from the wrath to come? 8Bear fruitworthy of repentance. eDo not presume tosay to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as ourancestor'; for I tell you, God is able fromthese stones to raise up children to Abraham.loEven now the ax is lying at the root of thetrees; every tree therefore that does not beargood fruit is cut down and thrown into thefire.

tt'I baptize you with water for repentance,but one who is more powerful than I is com-ing after me; I am not worthy to carry his san-dals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spiritand fire. r2His winnowing fork is in his hand,and he will clear his threshing floor and willgather his wheat into the granary; but thechaff he will burn with unquenchable fire."

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?ra Carol-a-long events starf at 6:00 p.l?l- in ths

Luthar Center.

Activitiae include a light suppsr of sloppy ioes, chips, salad and

lemonade and coffee

amd a self-gtlid ad taur of the Christma s troos.

Christmas Caroling and Lock'ln

What: Caroling (For M5 and HS Youth)

Lock-ln (For High SchoolYouth Only)

When: December t3-L4,20L3 at 5:00 p.m.

Join us for a fabulous night of service, fellowship and fun! Sign

up on the bulletin board outside the Luther Center!

HRISTMAsPOINSETTIAORDER FORM

rtisthotaxcitingtimeoftheyeoragainwhenweqskthecongre4ationshelp in decorating our sonctuary for ihe Christmos Eve Services' Tha plants

ore $10.00 each ind moy ba dxignated os on honorcrium or memorial' The

fUnir moy be token home after ihe 11:00p.rn. service on Christmas Eve'

Thoseremoiningwillbedeliveredtoourseniormembers.orderformsmayu" iJrr"a rrt oni placed in tha "Poinsettio Flower Box" in the church affice'

Orderforms must be in by Sundoy, Decamber 15' e013

Mqke checks poyobla to: FELC-ALTAR 6UILD

Total number of plants--@ $10'00 TOTAL $

CIRCLE ONE: ln Honor of ln Memorv of

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special. Qr, *uL" . don. tion towurd {ood basLets or gi{t .urdu {or turLeys.

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Annual Board of gociat Action

COOI(IEWALKDeceffiber ls,zo:ts - gundal

Do you have 0 faVorite or neu, recipe thatyou have been just uaiting to barea

We uould love to have you bring 3 or q dozen por the 6oorie Watr Sapl

PFase deliver to the Gathering Area rirchen by

$aturday, D€c. 1+'h or before eary service on the 15*h.

goorie waK u,ill be after borh services on December 15.

goories urill be soH for $S.oolpound.

What a great uay to have a delightful

assorctnent for your christmas festivities(

Thanr You from your

Board of Sociat Action ENesr

‘Tis the Season for Giving

The tags were hung on the Giving Tree with care, in hopes that FELC elves soon would be there…

Please take a tag (or two!) from The Giving Tree and make a needy child’s Christmas special. Or, make a

donation toward food baskets or gift cards for turkeys. Together, we’re helping bring holiday cheer to 118 children — 40 families — at Immanuel Lutheran.

All wrapped gifts need to be back under the tree by Sunday, December 15th with the tag attached.

Thank you, FELC elves!! Remember ‘tis better to give

than to receive!!